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Out now on DVD is the critically-acclaimed documentary When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors. The film features never-before-seen footage of the band -- including band rehearsals, live concert and TV appearances, and digitally-remastered clips from Highway - An American Pastoral, a 1969 art film made by and starring Jim Morrison. The soundtrack includes live performances from the Doors' 1967 Ed Sullivan Show appearance, as well as their legendary set at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival. Johnny Depp, who narrates the film, is featured reciting Morrison's poetry.

Out now is John Fogerty's Centerfield: 25th Anniversary Edition. Centerfield, which was Fogerty's first album after a decade-long hiatus, reestablished him as a major player on the rock scene -- both in terms of sales and airplay. The new set features the original 1985 album, with digitally remastered sound -- and two B-side bonus tracks -- covers of the Rockin' Sydney's 1984 hit "My Toot Toot" and the '50s R&B/doo-wop classic "I Confess."

July 4th is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by buying a bunch of Ted Nugent songs. To mark Independence Day, the AmazonMP3 store is holding a special one day sale in which 30 different tracks from The Nuge, in a compilation called Happy Defiance Day Everyday, will be available for just 76 cents.

Tuesday (June 29th) is a big day for Canadian rock legends Rush. The award-winning and acclaimed documentary about the trio, called Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage, arrives on DVD and Blu-ray, while the band itself kicks off a 40-date North American tour in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The trek will feature the band's first-ever performance of its classic 1981 album Moving Pictures in its entirety.

The original, founding members of Bad Company, Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke, have announced that they will reunite for a series of North American concerts this summer. Tentatively set to begin July 16, the trek will include coast-to-coast dates in the U.S. and Canada throughout the summer, with more shows to be added. Bad Company will also partner exclusively with Abbey Road Live to record and sell live concert CDs onsite at each venue throughout the tour.

Metal fans who have been demanding that the "big four" of thrash, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer, release a DVD of their current European run will be excited to find out that the four bands plan on doing exactly that this September, when they will release a DVD/Blu Ray package featuring their entire sets at their recent concert in Bulgaria. The DVD will feature one hour performances from Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer, as well as two hours of Metallica and some backstage footage and interviews thrown in for good measure. More details are expected to be revealed shortly.